My mom’s extended family came to visit for a few days after Christmas, and we had a blast!

One of the neat things we did this year was a “Chinese” gift exchange with home-made gifts.  Each person made a gift and then we put all of them in the middle of the floor.  We drew numbers, and whoever had the lowest number went first, picking a gift and unwrapping it.

Then the next person went and could either open a new gift, or steal any already-opened gift.

We had a great range of gifts, and they were all really cool:

  • Beeswax candles and balm (ala yours truly and Katie)
  • Fudge
  • Beef Jerky
  • Sourdough starter that is from an original batch 70 years old
  • A garden stepping stone with a cross made out of colored glass embedded in it
  • A really good oil painting made by my cousin Branda (who is a neo-natal intensive care nurse practitioner and didn’t know she also had talent for art!)

I’m forgetting one of them, but needless to say everyone enjoyed their gift.  It was inexpensive, had a personal touch to it, and was a ton of fun.

My uncle and aunt are starting a grass-fed beef farm up in the Texas panhandle, north of Amarillo, so we all had a lot to talk about.  It was a blessed Christmas all around!

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